Lady Alexandra Winthrop, the toast of London, travels to the Canadian colonies to convince her widowed sister to return home. There, she is caught up in France and England's bitter struggle for supremacy of the New World. As an Indian captive, Alexandra is plunged into a world of unimaginable brutality, enduring a journey from primeval forests to war-torn Montreal, from a war-chief's dark desires to the French nobleman, Dominic Jolliet, the man who broke her heart and disappeared. This Last of the Mohicans story resolves itself in a finish that is as complex as it is satisfying.